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Species Streptococcus raffinolactis
Name: Streptococcus raffinolactis Orla-Jensen and Hansen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: raf.fi.no.lac’tis. N.L. neut. n. raffinosum, raffinose; L. gen. neut. n. lactis, of milk; N.L. gen. neut. n. raffinolactis, raffinose fermenting bacterium from milk
Type strain: ATCC 43920; CCUG 32209; CIP 102300; DSM 20443; HAMBI 1589; JCM 5706; LMG 13095; NBIMCC 9088; NBRC 100932; NCDO 617; NCFB 617; NCIMB 13197
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681294
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Orla-Jensen AD, Hansen PA. The bacteriological flora of spontaneously soured milk and of commercial starters for butter making. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1932; 86:6-29.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudolactococcus raffinolactis (Orla-Jensen and Hansen 1932) Abe et al. 2025
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Lactococcus raffinolactis (Orla-Jensen and Hansen 1932) Schleifer et al. 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pseudolactococcus raffinolactis (Orla-Jensen and Hansen 1932) Abe et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Streptococcus raffinolactis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Streptococcus.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Streptococcus Rosenbach 1884 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Orla-Jensen AD, Hansen PA. The bacteriological flora of spontaneously soured milk and of commercial starters for butter making. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1932; 86:6-29.
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Record number: 781380
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